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French Press 12 Cup

Continuous Stirring

Intelligentsia Coffee's French press guide uses a staged crust break and repeated stirring to tune a large immersion brew. Shorter contact emphasizes brightness; a longer steep develops sweetness and roundness for a full-bodied but adjustable cup.

1:16.1 Ratio
6:35 Total
56g Dose
100°C Temp
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Parameters

56 g
Coffee
900 g
Water
1:16.1
Ratio
100 °C
Temp
7 medium-coarse
Grind
6:35
Total
~900 ml
Yield
Grind · 7/10 · medium-coarse
FINE COARSE

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Method

6:35 · total
  1. Pour 1 / 7
    0:00
    ~1m

    Pour 900g briskly.

    +900g→ 900g Fill briskly 100°C
  2. Degas 2 / 7
    1:00
    ~1m

    Let it bloom.

    1m
  3. Swirl 3 / 7
    2:00
    ~3m

    Break the crust downward, then stir every 10–30 seconds until 5:00.

    3m
  4. Settle 4 / 7
    5:00
    ~1m

    Let it settle undisturbed.

    1m
  5. Press 5 / 7
    6:00
    ~20s

    Press slowly and stop just above the coffee bed.

  6. Prepare 6 / 7
    6:20
    ~15s

    Decant all the coffee immediately to stop the extraction.

  7. Done 7 / 7
    6:35

    Brew complete.

Notes

Keep all grounds submerged during the active extraction, but stop stirring for the final 1 min so sediment can settle. Choose 4 min for more acidity or 5-6 min for a rounder profile. Press only to just above the grounds and decant immediately.

Original source

Recipe by Intelligentsia Coffee, published at intelligentsia.com.

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